Is there a general running thread?

Had one of those annoying runs today, couldn't finds rythm, laces came undon, tracker inexplicably didn't track, and then got bumped into by a car!!! Car shoots out of car park right in front of me so I go round the back, it then reversed into me!! Caught my bum (poor car) / hip really, no harm done and driver looked v shocked - good! I was but no breath to moan so just and carried on.

OhOne, that's nice to hear!
I tried doing a faster run yesterday as I didn't have time for a distance run. I managed the first two miles at under 9 minutes a mile, and seriously thought I was going to collapse. How do people running so much faster than that keep going. I'm guessing they may be just a little (huge) bit fitter than me ...

Well done twelve!

Bad luck mrsshrek

hi all
ran for an hour yesterday, no clue how far. a few sprints and a few jogs thrown in the mix.
And ds1 beat me (never run with your athletics club trained teen?)

EAT you have inspired me. I was wondering how to fit some running in now I am back at work - I am out of the house from 7-7 - but I hadn't thought of running from the station to my office instead of taking the tube. Genius . I will give it a try.

Elvis I'm heading home now - bit disjointed as well as unglamorous! I run to the station then get the train to a stop about 4 miles from home, then run that bit. So I'm now 'glowing' on the train (think packed, commuters) and I forgot my headphones which is a disaster - a colleague has let me have some old ones of hers, but as well as making me look like a cyberman the volume is knackered so I can't listen to my audiobook. I have a suspicion that this won't be a day for record breaking ...!
Nb well done to everyone who has been out - however much I moan about it, I do feel so smug after.

Well done twelve!
The weather and baby stuff has been against running today, so I did a home workout instead.

That is fabulous, twelve. Way to go!

I think that the thinking behind hill training is that you put the same amount of effort in running uphill as you do when on the flat, so you would naturally slow down. And also that if you have trained on hills you would be more confident racing on them...still not doing hills!

Twelve you run around the same as me, I have been doing weekend runs of 10k at just around 60 minutes and weekday runs of 4-5 miles at 42(4m) and 50(5m).

Gosh, this thread moves fast!! I've got a baby trend jogger, had been searching for ages on eBay for a pick-up-able one, and managed to get it for about £40. They are on amazon for about £110. I started running with just me zia petit (three wheels) but I am a very slow plodder and people could probably walk faster than me!!
The baby trend pushes a lot easier but it's harder to steer. It manages the park run every week though!

Off to the runnin club for the second night. I was the slowest in the half marathon training group, but the other option was c25k so I pushed myself!!

And I didn't walk for more than 5 paces, and that was only once.

even if I ran up the hill so slowly I was basically running on the spot like a cartoon character

Ha ha, you lot are fierce!

I went. I did 4.73 miles in 52 minutes according to Runkeeper, with two lovely sub-10 ,minute miles to start with then a motherfucker hill of a mile climb home which nearly killed me. But it was MUCH MUCH better than the other day. So I'm glad I went!

I hate interval runs.
See earlier post re: hills.
How are you supposed to speed up whilst going up hill???
I try v hard to keep up, fail, and write them off as calorie burners

interval or any other kind of run (even a light jog)- You are still doing more than someone who is sat on a couch.

Am exactly the same as you, coo - go for an easy run when I had planned an interval run. It's not exactly lazy, is how I justify it to myself.

twelve, you been yet? How was it?

I've been mainlining Voltarol and co-codamol since Monday (ooh me back, etc) so maybe that had something to do with it. Frustrating though!

Re hills, one of my cross country runs has a long gradual rise at the halfway mark. It's a right sod to get up, but the plus is that the last sector home has me running down the other side. The only time I can go sub-7 mins per km!

Thanks Elvis I have tried to follow plans before that say similar to what you've suggested, trouble is I always think the interval training is a waste of time when I actually come to do it (I KNOW that it is not) and then just have a normal run! Maybe I need to look again for a good 10k plan?

Do go twelve, as the others have said you never regret a run. Even if you end up walking for some, it's still good to be out there. Plus, what always gets me through is to think how much you will enjoy your dinner later! Food motivates me for most things

Go on, twelve: no one ever regretted going for a run! Or something like that, anyway.

No, not the fens. Similar though: marshland on the south coast. Flat is all I've ever known :)

Love a nice walk!

Yep, that happened on my last run. Which is why I've put it off for 2 days now.. have to go in a minute. Honest, I will.

Lack of sleep, maybe? Or just feeling a bit off. Everyone has rubbish runs every once in a while.

There are hills where I live. They are hills and I will not be told differently. I keep meaning to do a bit of hill training in the park but somehow I always manage to avoid it.

elvis, you're not an ex-Fenlander are you?!

Went for a run this lunchtime - no idea what was wrong, but I just couldn't do it. My calves were burning horribly and I seemed always to be uncoordinated. I ended up giving in after about 2km and having a nice walk instead Does that happen to anyone else ever?